Now copy the following files (from the files extracted) locally to the computer you want to use to restore the system data of the MBL
SDA1.bz2
SDA2.bz2

OK, now you should have the following situation..
- A Computer with the MBL HDD attached,
- A CD with the Parted Magic software on it.
- On the Computer itself or in a attached USB stick you should have the files SDA1.bz2 and SDA2.bz2

So now Start up the Computer using the Parted Magic CD…
- You get a live running Linux.

I used your fine tuturial here to restore the system on a new 500GB HDD (2,5"). Before i tried this tutorial, i tried the above mentioned script-methods… same result (none!). I failed with problems concerning the mdadm (everything what used /dev/md0 in the script caused errors).

Copying the partitions according to this manual worked. In my case with VM-ware boxed Kubuntu instead of Parted-Magic CD.
To do it with VMware, i needed to use "sudo su" command to become root and get full access to the WD-drive. Then i entered the mentioned two bzip2 commands.

At the end i have a nice NAS and gained a lot of experience about firmware, copying, cloning, backup, partitions, raids, virtual box linux, putty, ftp, port forwarding ….. a fascinating five day training course (last half day was with this tutorial).
And i know why i own a Synology for my importand data and a WD for "playing" around. And i am sure that i will never buy a WD product (support has absolutely no knowledge about the own product, i contacted them before i tried to solve it on my own).

PS: the LAN Port seems to be weak - sometimes i need to bend the cable until the MBL finds the Router. I'll check it for broken solder.
PPS: LAN Port only works with 10Mbit instead of Gigabit - another hint for weak LAN port.

Hi,
Sorry for my English but is not my native language…
So i want debrick the HDD of the MyBook LIve 2TB…
I formatted the HDD with NTFS Filesystem because i used it on my PC Desktop with Win 7 but now i really want to use it again like original MyBook Live.
I followed that guide but i don't know how to reset the right partitions on it.
Can anyone tell me what to do now?
i hope someone can help me.
Thank You
Giuseppe